Gentlemen Broncos (2009)

A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist.

Director:

Jared Hess

Writers:

Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess

Stars:

Michael Angarano, Jemaine Clement, Mike White

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Angarano	...	Benjamin
John Baker	...	Don Carlos
Robin Ballard	...	Female Assistant (as Robin D. Ballard)
Steve Berg	...	Obnoxious Fan
Kristin Brewer	...	Lady Shopper
Jemaine Clement	...	Chevalier
Kristie Conway	...	Nerdy Girl
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Judith
Rod Decker	...	Rod Decker
Isaac Demke	...	Loyal Fan
Halley Feiffer	...	Tabatha
Johnny Hoops	...	Kanaya / Kenonka
Héctor Jiménez	...	Lonnie Donaho
Jizelle Jade	...	Troll Girl (as Jizelle Jade Jurquina)
Daniel Love	...	Camera Operator (as Daniel 'Doc' Love)

Storyline

Benjamin, home-schooled by his eccentric mother, is a loner whose passion for writing leads him on an journey as his story first gets ripped off by the legendary fantasy novelist, Ronald Chevalier, and then is adapted into a disastrous movie by the small town's most prolific homespun filmmaker.

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Plot Keywords:

small town | sexual harassment | amateur film | struggling parent | sexual innuendo | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some crude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Searchlight

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 May 2010 (Germany)

Also Known As:

As Crónicas de Bronco

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,502, 30 October 2009, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$113,155, 6 December 2009

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bronco Productions,Rip Cord Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Chevalier is based on Utah based science fiction and fantasy writer Dave Farland, who also writes under the name Dave Wolverton, and who conducts popular novel writing workshops and seminars. The "Yeast Lords" is a take off on his popular and best selling books, The Runelords.

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Goofs

When Chevalier opens "Yeast Lords," the audience hears the second part of the story as though he's reading it, even though it's obvious that he has opened to the first page.

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Quotes

Tabatha: Can I borrow some money to buy some tampons? All of my cash is still in Euros and I haven't had time to change it over yet.
[shifts uncomfortably in her seat]
Tabatha: [later] Sorry, they didn't have any, so I just bought some treats for me and Lonnie.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits, we see Bronco cutting some of his hair and pasting it with honey on Vanaya's bald head. And then they kiss.

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Connections

Referenced in Half in the Bag: Box Office Number Crunching (2016)

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Soundtracks

Just Like Jesse James
Written by Diane Warren and Desmond Child
Performed by Cher
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

'Broncos is NOT TO BE MISSED for the 5 people who like what it offers

Three other films spring to mind that Broncos reminds me of in the sense that they all bring similar elements; absurdist story structure, over-the-top character-acting, and an unapologetic bevy of immature, toilet-ish, sometimes abstract humor.

What I can't think of is two people other than me that actually enjoy this kind of film a lot. And I'm guessing you can't either. That's why I think these kinds of films do badly. It breaks down like this;

• 10%; people who even knew this was coming out - 5%; of those people saw it - 2.5%; of those people liked it - 90% of everybody else doesn't care - 100% of those people who didn't care would probably hate this worse than could possibly be imagined.

If you disagree and love this film, see box office receipts for, and then watch; Land of the Lost, Freddy Got Fingered, and UHF. Not only are they three excellent movies in a similar vein, but they all bombed beyond oblivion for the same reason.